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Cryptocurrency Trading is Allowed by Supreme Court in India
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Cryptocurrency Trading is Allowed by Supreme Court in India

In April 2018, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had directed all entities regulated by it to not deal in virtual currencies or provide services for facilitating any person or entity in dealing with or settling those, thus virtually banning cryptocurrency trading in India. Entities were asked to end associated services, including transfer or receipt of money in accounts relating to the purchase or sale of virtual currencies, within three months.

A three-judge bench held the 2018 circular as unreasonable and disproportionate and found that the complete prohibition as bad in law and disproportionate to the objectives sought to be achieved by RBI as a regulator. The judgment will likely bring a regulatory regime for cryptocurrency in India instead of a complete ban.

After RBI's 2018 directive, the Internet and Mobile Association of India, representing various cryptocurrency exchanges, had filed a petition with the apex court arguing that trading in cryptocurrencies in the absence of a law banning those was a "legitimate" business activity under the Constitution. The RBI could not have denied them access to banking channels to carry on such business, it added.

The central bank defended its circular insisting that it had always been consistent in its opposition to allowing other payments systems and undermining the integrity of the banking system. It also said that it had not directly banned virtual currencies and restrictions were only imposed on entities regulated by RBI.

The central bank defended its decision on prohibition as a measure to protect these entities from activities that could pose as reputational, financial, legal and operational risks, including terror financing and money laundering.

Source : Goodreturns.in

 

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